Police search for alleged cockfighting operator

12:25 PM,
Feb. 26, 2014

Marathon County police are looking for an alleged cockfighting ring operator

Written by

Shereen Siewert
Gannett Wisconsin Media

Police are searching for a 35-year-old man accused of running a cockfighting ring out of his home in Marathon County, where police seized nearly two dozen injured animals after a year-long illegal gambling investigation.

Bee Her faces charges filed Monday in Marathon County Circuit Court of mistreatment of animals causing death, instigation of animal fights, receiving commercial gambling bets and four counts of setting up a commercial gambling machine. The charges carry a combined maximum penalty of 24 ½ years in prison and $70,000 in fines.